Jan 6, 2021 | Current Affairs
Firms have voiced concerns the Treasury’s £4.6 billion support package does not go “far enough” to help small businesses.Earlier this week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a raft of measures to help businesses impacted by the latest COVID-19 lockdown.The measures...
Jan 5, 2021 | Current AffairsGovernment Announcements
Businesses are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000 as part of a £4.6 billion support package, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.Sunak promised more funding to businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors after Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Jan 5, 2021 | Current Affairs
HMRC has reported over 2,700 self-assessment tax returns were filed on Christmas Day, just weeks before the deadline on 31 January 2021.Around 31,400 tax returns have been completed for 2019/20 between 24 and 26 December, with 20,200 filed on Christmas Eve.In the peak...
Jan 4, 2021 | Current AffairsGovernment Announcements
A trade deal between the UK and the EU has been agreed, just days before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.The deal, which was announced by the UK Government on Christmas Eve, provisionally applies as of 1 January 2021.The deal covers future...
Dec 23, 2020 | Current Affairs
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged the Government to take a "fresh look" at support offered for firms under newly-imposed tier 4 restrictions. Several areas in London, the east and the south east of England have been under tier 4 restrictions as of...
